Gladness Stakes
Listed race | |
Location | Curragh Racecourse County Kildare, Ireland |
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Inaugurated | 1963 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | TRI Equestrian |
Website | Curragh |
Race information | |
Distance | 7f (1,408 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-hand elbow |
Qualification | Three-years-old and up |
Weight | 8 st 13 lb (3yo); 9 st 11 lb (4yo+) Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 5 lb for G1 / G2 winners * 3 lb for G3 winners * * since 1 May last year |
Purse | €50,000 (2021) 1st: €29,500 |
2024 | ||
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Yosemite Valley | Jumbly | Mutasarref |
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2023 | ||
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Goldana | Mea Domina | Cosmic Vega |
2022 | ||
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Markaz Paname | Sh Boom | Thunder Moon |
2021 | ||
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Lancaster House | Current Option | Know It All |
1990-1988 | ||
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1990 | ||
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Great Lakes | Mr Brooks | Sovereign Wolve |
1989 | ||
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Rose Reef | Secret Appeal | Cielamour |
1988 | ||
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Careafolie | Lake Como | Darcy's Thatcher |
The Gladness Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Ireland open to horses aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres) at the Curragh in April.
History
[edit]The event is named after Gladness, a successful Irish-trained racehorse in the 1950s. It was established in 1963, and was initially contested over 1 mile and 2 furlongs. It was shortened to a mile in 1964, and cut to its present length in 1970.
The Gladness Stakes originally held Listed status. It used to be open to horses aged three or older. It was promoted to Group 3 level in 1987, and closed to three-year-olds in 2004. It was re-opened to three-year-olds from 2014. The race was downgraded to Listed status again from the 2024 running.[1]
Records
[edit]Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Mustameet – 2005, 2007
- Lancaster House – 2020, 2021
Leading jockey (4 wins):
- George McGrath – Signa Infesta (1968), Rocked (1969), Pardner (1972), Rare April (1977)
Leading trainer (8 wins):
- Vincent O'Brien – Nijinsky (1970), Minsky (1971), Dapper (1973), Apalachee (1974), Night Alert (1980), Lomond (1983), El Gran Senor (1984), Great Lakes (1990)
Winners since 1981
[edit]Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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1981 | Prince Echo | 3 | Stephen Craine | Liam Browne | |
1982 | Kilian | 4 | Raymond Carroll | David O'Brien | |
1983 | Lomond | 3 | Pat Eddery | Vincent O'Brien | |
1984 | El Gran Senor | 3 | Pat Eddery | Vincent O'Brien | |
1985 | Caparison | 5 | Donal Manning | Mick O'Toole | |
1986 | Lidhame | 4 | Gabriel Curran | Kevin Prendergast | 1:30.10 |
1987 | Grey Goddess | 4 | Stephen Craine | Edward O'Grady | 1:34.20 |
1988 | Careafolie | 3 | Michael Kinane | Dermot Weld | 1:31.00 |
1989 | Rose Reef | 5 | Ron Quinton | John Oxx | 1:36.90 |
1990 | Great Lakes | 4 | John Reid | Vincent O'Brien | 1:25.10 |
1991 | Mr Brooks | 4 | Pat Shanahan | Kevin Connolly | 1:31.10 |
1992 | Bezelle | 3 | Pat Shanahan | Con Collins | 1:32.60 |
1993 | no race | ||||
1994 | Ridgewood Ben | 3 | Michael Kinane | John Oxx | 1:36.30 |
1995 | Bin Ajwaad | 5 | Pat Eddery | Ben Hanbury | 1:28.90 |
1996 | Idris | 6 | Kevin Manning | Jim Bolger | 1:28.70 |
1997 | Cool Edge | 6 | Nigel Day | Mark Tompkins | 1:25.80 |
1998 | Muchea | 4 | Richard Hughes | Mick Channon | 1:37.20 |
1999 | Two-Twenty-Two | 4 | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | 1:28.80 |
2000 | Giant's Causeway | 3 | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien | 1:30.10 |
2001 | Softly Tread | 3 | Pat Shanahan | Con Collins | 1:38.30 |
2002 | Rebelline | 4 | Declan McDonogh | Kevin Prendergast | 1:31.70 |
2003 | Millennium Force | 5 | Chris Catlin | Mick Channon | 1:24.00 |
2004 | Monsieur Bond | 4 | Fergal Lynch | Bryan Smart | 1:28.50 |
2005 | Mustameet | 4 | Declan McDonogh | Kevin Prendergast | 1:32.50 |
2006 | Common World | 7 | Fran Berry | Tom Hogan | 1:35.90 |
2007 | Mustameet | 6 | Declan McDonogh | Kevin Prendergast | 1:24.20 |
2008 | Jumbajukiba | 5 | Fran Berry | Jessica Harrington | 1:36.61 |
2009 | Mad About You | 4 | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | 1:27.59 |
2010 | Kargali | 5 | Johnny Murtagh | Luke Comer | 1:33.03 |
2011 | Lolly for Dolly | 4 | Wayne Lordan | Tommy Stack | 1:30.95 |
2012 | Excelebration | 4 | Joseph O'Brien | Aidan O'Brien | 1:31.37 |
2013 | Custom Cut | 4 | Ronan Whelan | George Kent | 1:32.92 |
2014 | Sruthan | 4 | Chris Hayes | Paul Deegan | 1:28.40 |
2015 | Flight Risk | 4 | Kevin Manning | Jim Bolger | 1:29.46 |
2016 | Onenightidreamed | 5 | Wayne Lordan | Tommy Stack | 1:37.50 |
2017 | Diamond Fields[a] | 4 | Chris Hayes | Fozzy Stack | 1:30.05 |
2018 | Psychedelic Funk[a] | 4 | Colin Keane | Ger Lyons | 1:34.97 |
2019 | Imaging[a] | 4 | Oisin Orr | Dermot Weld | 1:28.25 |
2020 | Lancaster House[b] | 4 | Seamie Heffernan | Aidan O'Brien | 1:24.11 |
2021 | Lancaster House | 5 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | 1:25.36 |
2022 | Markaz Paname | 3 | Colin Keane | Ger Lyons | 1:29.11 |
2023 | Goldana | 4 | Dylan Browne McMonagle | Joseph O'Brien | 1:34.17 |
2024 | Yosemite Valley | 4 | Gavin Ryan | Donnacha O'Brien | 1:31.65 |
Earlier winners
[edit]- 1963: Christmas Island
- 1964: Khalkis
- 1965: Western Wind
- 1966: Not So Cold
- 1967: Sparrow Hawk
- 1968: Signa Infesta
- 1969: Rocked
- 1970: Nijinsky
- 1971: Minsky
- 1972: Pardner
- 1973: Dapper
- 1974: Apalachee
- 1975: It's Freezing
- 1976: Sovereign Dice
- 1977: Rare April
- 1978: Icelandic
- 1979: Secret of Success
- 1980: Night Alert
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "European Pattern Committee announces changes to the 2024 European programme of Flat black type races". British Horseracing Authority. Archived from the original on 25 February 2024.
- ^ "2018 Fixture List Announced". Horse Racing Ireland. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- galopp-sieger.de – Gladness Stakes.
- ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Gladness Stakes (2019).
- irishracinggreats.com – Gladness Stakes (Group 3).
- pedigreequery.com – Gladness Stakes – Curragh.